A cybersecurity pioneer of over 3 decades, Ken specializes in building category-defining companies and leading them to high-value exits. He previously founded NetSec, a managed security services provider acquired by MCI/Verizon Business, where he helped pioneer the MSSP industry, and served as Chief Strategy Officer at Xceedium, a privileged access management company acquired by CA Technologies, and at OPAQ Networks, acquired by Fortinet. Ken began his career as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force assigned to the National Security Agency and later served as adjunct faculty at the NSA’s National Cryptologic School, where he received the Scientific Achievement Award. As CEO, Ken drives the strategic vision for Zero Trust for Code, bringing his record of operational excellence to establish CodeHunter as the global standard for software integrity.